Carson City is located in the U.S. state of Nevada. The City was formed in 1969 and named after Carson River, named in turn for Christopher Houston (Kit) Carson, the frontier scout and soldier. According to the U.S. Census Bureau of 2016, the City has a population of approximately 55,274 people. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the City has a total area of 157 square miles of which 145 square miles is land and 13 square miles is water. Carson City borders the following counties: Washoe County to the north; Storey County to the northeast; Douglas County to the south; Lyon County to the east and Placer County, California to the west. Carson City has 10 zip codes. The zip codes are 89701, 89706, 89703, 89705, 89711, 89712, 89713, 89714, 89702 and 89721. The most populated zip code is 89701.

Carson City Assessor’s Office Information

The Assessor values all property subject to taxation. The Assessor is required by Nevada law to discover, list and value all property within the county. The property is assessed at 35% of its current appraised value. In addition to over 19,000 parcels of real property (land, homes, commercial buildings), the Assessor must value personal property of approximately 3,500 businesses from casinos to one person operations, over 3,000 mobile homes, 200 aircraft, and any other personal property which is taxable. The personal property taxes are collected by the Carson City Treasurers office. The Assessor does not make the laws which affect property owners, nor is the Assessor mandated by municipal code. The Assessor’s Office produces and publishes the most current and accurate information possible.

Property records are public records. To inquire about real/personal property data in Carson City online, visit the following link below:

Nevada Revised Statutes 3.250 provides that the County Clerk shall be the Clerk of the Court of the county, and Article 4, Section 32 of the Nevada Constitution provides that the County Clerk shall be ex-officio Clerk of the Court of Record of the county. The County Clerk protects the judiciary from the appearance of impropriety or unfairness in the setting of cases, implementation of orders, or investment of funds.

All documents presented in a District Court cause of action must be received and processed by the Clerk. The processing of court documents involves record classification, assignment of case number, computerized docketing and manual filing of hard copy records. Records must be maintained, retained and purged in accordance with statutory time constraints, and required archival standards. The District Court Clerk maintains the official court record and receives for filing all documents in the felony or gross misdemeanor criminal, divorce, juvenile, probate, adoption, paternity, child support, and civil court cases in excess of $7,500.

The District Court Clerk is responsible for managing the records so they are easily retrieved for court use and public information. Records in the Carson City District Court Clerk’s office date back to the mid-1860s. The Clerk is the custodian of these permanent records and is responsible that these records are preserved and archived.

The District Court Clerk performs duties from the time a case is filed through disposition, appeal and ancillary proceedings that may occur for many, many years after judgment.

As the court’s agent, the Clerk collects statutory fees, fines, trust funds and support funds; maintains a trust account for monies received; and has established an accounting system for receipting and disbursing monies ordered by the court; and the Clerk-Treasurer further provides an investment plan for monies held.

Under the Constitution of the State of Nevada, the Clerk has the title of Ex Officio Clerk of the Court. This requires the Clerk’s presence at all court sessions for the purpose of receiving and recording court documents and exhibits; and to establish an independent record of court proceedings for the public.

The Clerk identifies and articulates the changing needs of the court record processing; of the storage, retrieval and disposal of documents, records and exhibits; and of the collection and accounting of court monies to ensure that the interests of the public and the county are secured.

In addition, accuracy and efficiency regarding indexing, posting, filing, preparation of writs or disbursements of funds are critical duties of the Clerk’s Office.

According to statutory requirements, the District Court Clerk gathers data and reports to many State and local agencies. This extensive reporting assists the County, the State and the Nevada Legislature to determine the proper operation of the courts, the effectiveness of the statutes and the need for changes.

The District Court Clerk is the officer of the Court in charge of the jury selection process for Carson City. Jurors are randomly selected by a computer system from a source consisting of the current voter registration lists, DMV lists, and utility lists from all the precincts in the city.

The physical address of the Carson City First Judicial District Court Clerk’s Office is:

Honorable James T. Russell (Dept. I) and Honorable James Wilson (Dept. II) are the First Judicial District Court Judge of Carson City. They can be contacted at (775) 882- 1996 (Dept. I) or (775) 882-1619 (Dept. II) or emailed at JRussell@carson.org (Dept. II).

Carson City Clerk-Recorder’s Office Information

The Recorder’s Office records all documents relating to real property in Carson City, Nevada. Documents such as, deeds, deeds of trust, notice of completion, leases, homesteads, federal tax liens, land maps, mining records, certified court documents and military discharges (DD214). All documents are entered into the Grantor/Grantee index by principal party’s names. Recorded documents are imaged as permanent record and the originals returned in approximately 3-4 weeks. Office staffs are not able to do searches for property history or on recorded documents. The Carson City’s Recorders Office does not have Notary Services available. Recorded documents and maps are public records and are available for public viewing at the office. To inquire about recorded documents at the Carson City Clerk-Recorder’s Office, visit the following link: